Conventional wisdom suggests you should isolate innovation from the core — separate the new from the old. But this approach misses the important advantage that big corporations can bring to innovation. Global companies own mammoth assets and capabilities that innovation initiatives must leverage. GE Healthcare in India innovated a $400 portable ECG machine by leveraging […]

One of the simple ways that I try to make experimentation an everyday activity is to always try at least one new thing each time I give a presentation. One such recent experiment I called “choose your own presentation.” I looked back at the 20 or so talks that I’d given this past year, and […]

Planes are now held together by tape, not bolts. It’s really, really strong tape, but still. Who knew the maker of Post-It Notes could help keep aircraft aloft? This somewhat frightening factoid is just one of the fascinating things I learned in a recent visit to the St. Paul, MN, headquarters of the perennial innovation […]

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